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Ajmer dargah Deewan's son backs Waqf law
Jaipur, April 9: Ajmer dargah Deewan's son, Syed Naseruddin Chishty, has come out in support of the Waqf Amendment Act, calling it a necessary step to cleanse the Waqf system of longstanding corruption and misuse.
Waqf bill has ended monopoly: Jyotiraditya Scindia lashes out at opposition
Gwalior, April 9: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia lashed out at the opposition parties over their dissent against the recently passed Waqf Amendment Bill of 2025, saying that the opposition intends to run a "monopoly", which would be exposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in the centre.
Waqf Amendment Act comes into force, Centre issues gazette notification
New Delhi, April 8: The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, officially came into effect on Tuesday following a Gazette notification issued by the Central Government.
Waqf Bill absolutely constitutional and humane, says BJP's Manoj Tiwari
New Delhi, April 5: The Waqf Bill is absolutely constitutional and humane, and in the interest of 99 per cent of Muslims, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Manoj Tiwari said on Saturday after the Bill was passed by Parliament after a marathon debate.
'Historic': MP CM, BJP leaders congratulate PM Modi, Amit Shah for Waqf Bill
Bhopal/New Delhi, April 4: Madhya Pradesh BJP leaders on Friday expressed happiness after the Parliament passed the Waqf Bill, calling it a historic step by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government.
Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav congratulates PM Modi, MPs on Waqf Amendment Bill 2025
Bhopal, April 4: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and members of Parliaments of both the houses on the successful passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 in Parliament.
Former PM Deve Gowda backs Waqf Bill, says it protects underprivileged Muslims
Bengaluru, April 3: Veteran parliamentarian and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda spoke in the Rajya Sabha, strongly supporting the new Waqf Bill on Thursday. This bill protects poor Muslims from their own rich (well-off ones), he underlined.
New Waqf Bill does not interfere with Muslim religious practices: Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda
New Delhi, April 3: Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Thursday praised the passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 in the Lok Sabha and said that it doesn't interfere with Muslim religious practices, as per an official statement.
Revolutionary bill...: Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde on passage of Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 in Lok Sabha
New Delhi, April 3: Calling the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 "revolutionary," Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde on Thursday congratulated the central government for bringing the reformative change.
Corrected mistakes that Congress made in 2013...: Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Waqf Amendment Bill 2025
New Delhi, April 3: Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday attacked Congress and said that the central government has corrected the mistakes that Congress made in 2013 in the name of appeasement politics.
Transformative move: Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy on passage of Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 in Lok Sabha
Bengaluru, April 3: Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy termed the passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 in the Lok Sabha "transformative move" and said that the Union Government continues to ensure reforms that uphold fairness and accountability.
Historic: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi after Lok Sabha passes Waqf Amendment Bill
New Delhi, April 3: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday termed the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 "historic" and said that the Bill will ensure justice.
Lok Sabha passes Waqf Amendment Bill after marathon, heated debate
New Delhi, April 3: The Lok Sabha passed the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 on Thursday after a marathon and heated debate during which members of INDIA bloc fiercely opposed the legislation while BJP and its allies in strongly supported it, saying it will bring transparency and enhance the efficiency of Waqf boards.
Lok Sabha passes Waqf Amendment Bill after marathon, heated debate
New Delhi, April 3: The Lok Sabha passed the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 on Thursday after a marathon and heated debate during which members of INDIA bloc fiercely opposed the legislation while BJP and its allies in strongly supported it, saying it will bring transparency and enhance the efficiency of Waqf boards.
Voting underway on Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025 in Lok Sabha
New Delhi, April 3: The voting is underway for the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025 in the Lok Sabha as debate concluded on the Bill.
Bill not linked to religion, it's prospective and not retrospective: Kiren Rijiju flays naysayers
New Delhi, April 2: Union Minister for Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday tore into the Opposition for ‘spreading falsehood’ over the Waqf Amendment Bill and urged the ‘doubters and naysayers’ to refrain from misleading the people on the proposed reforms.
Not the first time that Waqf Act is being amended, says 2024 Bill
New Delhi, April 1: The Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, which has triggered intense public debate and invited criticism of Opposition parties, is not the first legislation aiming to refine the Waqf Act, 1995, as a similar amendment to the law was carried out by the UPA government in 2013.